[LasherV]

I remember that old Sonic Impact T-Amp. They sounded really clean for a 10W per channel dirt cheap amp. Has anyone here ever Thought to put a headphone jack in the front of one of those and run it direct to the speaker connections? Its got enough power to run any headphones with ease and if it could do it clean..... Could end up being the next big deal in headphone mod amps. Any thoughts?

 

[RatFarm]

I remember that old Sonic Impact T-Amp. They sounded really clean for a 10W per channel dirt cheap amp. Has anyone here ever Thought to put a headphone jack in the front of one of those and run it direct to the speaker connections? Its got enough power to run any headphones with ease and if it could do it clean..... Could end up being the next big deal in headphone mod amps. Any thoughts?

I think the Dayton Audio DTA-120 has the same digital amp chips. I have a couple of them and they sound good for the money but no contender against real headphone amps

http://www.daytonaudio.com/index.php/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-digital-mini-amplifier-60-wpc.html

 

[K1030]

I just bought one about a month ago. No problems other than the dial for the volume is not smooth so ill have to do some looking into it.

If you still own this I would pull the volume dial off semi forecefully then spray canned air around the open site. Then when putting the dial back on make sure there is enough space between the case and the dial so it doesn't grind while it turns.

 

[username1]

Can anyone tell me how the DAC part of this unit is? The amplifier is more than enough for 150-250 ohm low(er) sensitivity headphones, but i would like to know whether the unit's DAC is better compared to USB X-Fi Surround 5.1?

 

[K1030]

Can anyone tell me how the DAC part of this unit is? The amplifier is more than enough for 150-250 ohm low(er) sensitivity headphones, but i would like to know whether the unit's DAC is better compared to USB X-Fi Surround 5.1?

For music I would say so, the x-fi is more of a games and movie novelty. But the monoprice has an output impedance of around 10 ohns so you would want your headphones to be of at least 80 ohms for best results. Also take a look at the Schiit Fulla 2; the same features in a smaller form factor.

 

[username1]

Yeah, i have a couple of 250 ohm headphones that's why i'm sure the 10 ohm output is fine. X-Fi only has its proprietary DSP with surround effects and whatnot, that's not what i'm after at. Just wondering the DAC quality overall, the opamp implementation, etc.

 

[Sam21]

Does the high output impedance ruin the sound for the following headphones that I own ?:

Sony MA900, Hifiman HE-400, Fostex T50RPMK3, Grado SR225i, M-Audio Q40, KOSS Prodj200, Creative Aurvana Live 2, Sennheiser PX 100-II, Panasonic RP-HTF600-S, KOSS KSC75, KOSS KSC35.

 

[fritobugger]

Does the high output impedance ruin the sound for the following headphones that I own ?:

Sony MA900, Hifiman HE-400, Fostex T50RPMK3, Grado SR225i, M-Audio Q40, KOSS Prodj200, Creative Aurvana Live 2, Sennheiser PX 100-II, Panasonic RP-HTF600-S, KOSS KSC75, KOSS KSC35.

It has been a long time since I owned this unit but I don't recall having any problems with it when paired with the HE-400i (1st gen), AKG K7xx, HE-500 (original), and Grado SR80e.